Posted by cybercafe on July 26, 2002, at 11:54:25
In reply to Re: Nardil and the New MeKellyM, posted by jaby on July 26, 2002, at 9:43:33
> The MAOI's sound like very effective medications. Had you tried almost all of the other classes? I suffere from GAD/depression/BPII and feel like I'm running out of options. All of these positive posts about the MAOI's may just give me the courage to give it a try. Thanks for sharing
i suffer from BPII as well and i behaved like a real fool when my doc suggested Parnate... i desperately suggested other meds, or selective MAOIs (RIMA like moclobemide), but my fears were completely unfounded...
i guess what i didn't realize was that avoiding aged cheeses and fermented alcohol is not bothersome at all...
... in fact i had only ever taken 2 antidepressants (SSRIs) before going to parnate... my doc actually said if he were to take an AD, he would go for parnate first (he doesn't like nardil cuz of side effects, but a lot of people feel so good on it they don't seem to mind)...i mean my side effects are as follows
- increased libido
- more energy
- sleep 7 hours a night instead of 10
- decreased appetite/weight lossi find parnate is much much easier to tolerate than SSRIs were and i really hope no one else suffers needlessly like i did because of irrational fears/overly negative thoughts...
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